Timeline of Amarillo, Texas
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Amarillo, Texas, USA.
19th century
20th century
- 1905 – Amarillo Livestock Auction begins.[1] It will go on to become the world's largest seller of cattle by open bidding.[3]: 169
- 1907 – Grand Opera House built.[4]
- 1909
- Amarillo News begins publication.[1]
- Amarillo National Bank established.
- 1910 – Population: 9,957.
- 1914 – Amarillo Police Department formed.
- 1915 – Panhandle Weekly newspaper begins publication.[5]
- 1918 – "Natural gas discovered."[1]
- 1921 – "Oil discovered."[1]
- 1924
- Amarillo Globe newspaper begins publication.[5]
- Tri-State Fairgrounds open.[1]
- 1926
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Amarillo established.[6]
- Amarillo Globe-News newspaper in publication.
- Herring Hotel built.
- 1929
- Amarillo College established.[1]
- English Field (airfield) begins operating.
- Temple B'nai Israel dedicated.[7]
- 1930
- Santa Fe Building (hi-rise) constructed.
- Population: 43,132.
- 1932
- Potter County Courthouse built.
- Paramount Theatre in business.[8]
- 1935
- 1939
- Amarillo US Post Office and Courthouse built.
- KFDA radio begins broadcasting.[10]
- 1942 – U.S. military Amarillo Army Air Field activated near city.
- 1949 – Sunset Drive-In cinema in business.[8]
- 1953 – KFDA-TV and KGNC-TV (now KAMR-TV) (television) begin broadcasting.[11]
- 1954 – Texas State Highway Loop 279 in operation.
- 1957 – KVII-TV (television) begins broadcasting.[11]
- 1960 – Population: 137,969.
- 1966 – Amarillo City Transit established.
- 1968
- U.S. military Amarillo Air Force Base closes.
- Amarillo Civic Center (convention center) opens (approximate date).[chronology citation needed]
- Fox Theatre (cinema) in business.[8]
- 1971 – Chase Tower built.
- 1972 – Amarillo Art Center established.[1]
- 1976 – Amarillo International Airport in operation.
- 1982
- High Plains Food Bank organized.[12]
- KJTV (now KCIT) (television) begin broadcasting.
- 1990 – Population: 157,571.
- 1998 – February 10: Oprah Winfrey wins mad cow disease-related lawsuit brought by local ranchers.[1]
- 2000 – Amarillo National Center (arena) built.
21st century
- 2006 – Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts opens.
- 2010 – Population: 190,695.[13]
- 2011 – Paul Harpole becomes mayor.[2]
- 2017 – Xcel Energy opens a new building in downtown Amarillo, with a new downtown hotel that was built along with a parking garage. Ginger Nelson was elected the 2nd female mayor in Amarillo.
See also
- Amarillo history
- List of mayors of Amarillo, Texas
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Potter County, Texas
- Timelines of other cities in the West Texas area of Texas: Abilene, El Paso, Lubbock, Midland
